2016 Tasmanian Craft Fair, Deloraine TCF announces new Craft Fair Director

The Tasmanian Craft Fair (TCF), Australia’s largest display, sale and working
demonstration of arts and crafts has announced Mr Tim Biggs as the 2016 – 17 Craft
Fair Director.

Mr Biggs brings experience in marketing, finance, administration and arts
management and has been a member of the TCF organising committee since 2009.
Mr Biggs comes highly endorsed by outgoing TCF director Maree Matanle.

Ms Matanle said ‘Tim and I have worked together on a number of community
projects through our association with the Rotary Club of Deloraine and I am confident
that his skills and experience will be invaluable in ensuring the success of the event.’

Mr Biggs’ focus is to raise community awareness of the variety on offer at the Craft
Fair, whilst continuing to generate a surplus to go to the many community projects
Rotary supports.

Mr Biggs’ said ‘I am determined to raise the bar this year to ensure that our attendees
from around the state and the mainland are able to come to Deloraine and enjoy our
truly unique event.’

‘It’s a great weekend and we have everything on offer from paintings to plum
puddings and it’s also just a fun family outing.’

Mr Biggs also seeks to raise the quality of the exhibitors and to provide the
opportunity for the public to see how the artists and artisans create their their work.

Mr Biggs said ‘I am really looking to encourage stallholders to demonstrate the
process that goes into their craft. We (the Craft Fair Committee) believe this is one
thing that sets our event apart from some of the other events that have appeared over
the last few years.’

Mr Biggs said ‘We also want to see some more new faces this year, in particular some
of the weird and wonderful lost arts and crafts.’

Mr Biggs relocated to Deloraine 10 years ago from Queensland after being drawn by
its natural beauty and innovative community.

A not-for-profit event run by the Rotary Club of Deloraine, the Tasmanian Craft Fair
hosts over 200 arts and craftspeople, involves more than 1000 community volunteers
and attracts around 25 000 people annually from Tasmania, interstate and overseas.

All funds raised through the Craft Fair are put back into every area of the community.

Since the Tasmanian Craft Fair’s inception, $3 million has been raised and used to
complete a variety of local, national and international development projects.

The Tasmanian Craft Fair will be held in Deloraine later this year from November 4 – 7.
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